Several top officials have told SCORENigeria that the NFF executive committee headed by Ibrahim Gusau, which resigned in September, did not approve that commission be paid to the agents that brokered the new adidas kitting sponsorship deal for the national teams.
One of the former NFF executives simply told SCORENigeria: “I can tell you clearly that the NFF board did not approve the payment of a commission to the agents that brought the adidas deal.
“Whatever was done was done behind our backs.”
Another high-ranking official alleged: “It’s a case of some people just paying themselves in the guise of agency commission.”
It has been reported that the agents for the adidas deal worth $8.5 million a year received a hefty 20% commission.
The deal will commence in January 2027.
Nike was previously Nigeria’s kit sponsors.
